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I finally learned why my pothos kept dying after a visit to the Denver Botanic Gardens
Last weekend I went to a class at the Denver Botanic Gardens and the teacher said most houseplant deaths come from overwatering, not underwatering. She pulled a pothos out of its pot and showed how the roots were basically mush, and said to wait until the top 2 inches of soil are dry before adding any water. I came home and checked all 6 of my plants with a chopstick and half of them were soaked. How do you all test your soil before watering?
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burns.ruby27d ago
Did you know a chopstick works way better than your finger for this? My grandma used to stick one in her African violets and if it came out clean she'd water them that day, lol. I tried it on my pothos last month and turns out I'd been drowning it for two years straight.
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